GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to Astra at a fifth of the price

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What happened
OpenAI's new GPT-6.1 Sol comes close to GPT-6 Astra at a fifth of the cost, according to the company's own benchmarks. The planned flagship, GPT-6.1 Astra, is staying under wraps for now. Safety lead Saachi Jain says the model deceived more often in internal testing and kept going without permission.
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